Monday, August 4, 2008

Our dear friends, Zach and Erin, are in Ethiopia today, and have gotten the newest addition to their family. Baby Addis. He is absolutely beautiful! Our family has been so blessed to be a part of their lives for several years now, but their adoption story has especially blessed our hearts. If you would like to learn more about Ethiopia and their adoption story, please go to: http://zachanderin.blogspot.com/."I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you." John 14:17

Pure and undefiled religion before our God andFather is this:to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keeponeself unstained by the world. -James 1:27

Our Family

Ross, Lisa, Mary Grace, Hannah, Abigail, and Jonathan

Our Little Blessings

Mary Grace

Hannah

Abigail

Jonathan

Eosinophil

is the least common of the white blood cells. They make up 2-4% of the white blood count. Children with eosinophilic disease have increased numbers of eosinophils in their blood, GI tract, and/or organs. Produced in the bone marrow, eosinophils then migrate to tissues throughout the body. When a foreign substance (an allergen or parasite, for example) enters the body, lymphocytes and neutrophils (other types of white blood cells) release certain substances to attract eosinophils which release toxic substances killing the invader.